Help! What am I doing wrong??????

TigerLady · Jan 7th, 2010, 22:01 PM

Everyone says how sposies stink so bad and cds don't. I am having the opposite problem. My cds smell like ammonia/pee really bad as soon as he pees once in them!

I picked him up today and sat down on a chair and thought I sat in cat pee it smelled so bad. But then I realized it came from him!!

He wasn't that wet, so it wasn't like it was oversoaked.

They don't smell before I put him in them... just after he pees even the littlest bit.

What am I doing wrong? I can't stand the smell.

I have to figure it out because I really want cding to work for us! I like it better in every way but this one.

grrrrr.....

mommyof3co · Jan 7th, 2010, 22:11 PM

What diapers are they that stink? It can be build up. What detergent are you using and what's your wash routine? You might need to strip your diapers to get the stink out

TigerLady · Jan 7th, 2010, 22:37 PM

They are the ones I got from diaperswappers, so they are preloved. I wash them on a long, hot cycle, but I think it has a cold rinse (I don't have a hot hot option). I use just a tablespoon or two of Purex liquid. They I put them on an extra rinse, so they are rinsed twice. I usually put them on a larger water setting than they would really warrant. (Like they are a small load but I do medium load setting). Then they get dried in the dryer.

How do I strip them?

mommyof3co · Jan 7th, 2010, 22:41 PM

Let me find a link that will tell you how to exactly. If they are preloved that's probably what it is, just some build up. Especially if it's microfiber

mommyof3co · Jan 7th, 2010, 22:43 PM

Here you go this gives a few ways to do it

http://www.litegreenliving.com/stripping-cloth-diapers

TigerLady · Jan 7th, 2010, 22:44 PM

oh good!!!!!! thank you!! i was beginning to despair. My NBs don't do it... just the preloved BGs... the NBs were never used. So it would make sense that it is a build up!

mommyof3co · Jan 7th, 2010, 22:47 PM

Oh yeah BGs are prone to stinkies too, I've heard so many have had that problem, mine did I eventually stopped using them

But I haven't had that with my organic aio..yet. I put Hayden in cloth tonight, I think we are gonna go back to them until we move, I think I'm gonna strip them all, I've actually never done it to mine

Sherileigh · Jan 11th, 2010, 00:26 AM

Ooh glad I found this...mine are having the same problem. Wasn't sure what to do. Will throw them all in tomorrow and wash then strip them!!
Thanks!

adzuki · Jan 11th, 2010, 01:07 AM

Yah, the stripping will help - mine are starting to get smelly too, so it's a nice reminder

A

TigerLady · Jan 11th, 2010, 11:06 AM

OMG! I had to run them on the hot wash cycle like 6 times to get them stripped!!

I hope I got them good enough. They are drying now, so will hopefully try them out today.

Jan 7th, 2010, 22:01 PM	#1
TigerLady Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a Cave Posts: 22,781	Help! What am I doing wrong?????? Everyone says how sposies stink so bad and cds don't. I am having the opposite problem. My cds smell like ammonia/pee really bad as soon as he pees once in them! I picked him up today and sat down on a chair and thought I sat in cat pee it smelled so bad. But then I realized it came from him!! He wasn't that wet, so it wasn't like it was oversoaked. They don't smell before I put him in them... just after he pees even the littlest bit. What am I doing wrong? I can't stand the smell. I have to figure it out because I really want cding to work for us! I like it better in every way but this one. grrrrr.....

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Jan 7th, 2010, 22:11 PM	#2
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,075	What diapers are they that stink? It can be build up. What detergent are you using and what's your wash routine? You might need to strip your diapers to get the stink out

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Jan 7th, 2010, 22:37 PM	#3
TigerLady Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a Cave Posts: 22,781	They are the ones I got from diaperswappers, so they are preloved. I wash them on a long, hot cycle, but I think it has a cold rinse (I don't have a hot hot option). I use just a tablespoon or two of Purex liquid. They I put them on an extra rinse, so they are rinsed twice. I usually put them on a larger water setting than they would really warrant. (Like they are a small load but I do medium load setting). Then they get dried in the dryer. How do I strip them?

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Jan 7th, 2010, 22:41 PM	#4
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,075	Let me find a link that will tell you how to exactly. If they are preloved that's probably what it is, just some build up. Especially if it's microfiber

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Jan 7th, 2010, 22:43 PM	#5
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,075	Here you go this gives a few ways to do it http://www.litegreenliving.com/stripping-cloth-diapers

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Jan 7th, 2010, 22:44 PM	#6
TigerLady Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a Cave Posts: 22,781	oh good!!!!!! thank you!! i was beginning to despair. My NBs don't do it... just the preloved BGs... the NBs were never used. So it would make sense that it is a build up!

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Jan 7th, 2010, 22:47 PM	#7
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,075	Oh yeah BGs are prone to stinkies too, I've heard so many have had that problem, mine did I eventually stopped using them But I haven't had that with my organic aio..yet. I put Hayden in cloth tonight, I think we are gonna go back to them until we move, I think I'm gonna strip them all, I've actually never done it to mine

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Jan 11th, 2010, 00:26 AM	#8
Sherileigh Other BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 4,447	Ooh glad I found this...mine are having the same problem. Wasn't sure what to do. Will throw them all in tomorrow and wash then strip them!! Thanks!

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Jan 11th, 2010, 01:07 AM	#9
adzuki Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver. BC Posts: 4,762	Yah, the stripping will help - mine are starting to get smelly too, so it's a nice reminder A

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Jan 11th, 2010, 11:06 AM	#10
TigerLady Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a Cave Posts: 22,781	OMG! I had to run them on the hot wash cycle like 6 times to get them stripped!! I hope I got them good enough. They are drying now, so will hopefully try them out today.

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